B-Team weather talk Friday, April 19

Check this out: This is looking off the back porch onto a golf course at a friend of mine's house up in New Prague, MN. Shouldn't we be closer to waterskiing than cross-country skiing?!

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326%. That's the percentage of normal precipitation Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has received over the last 30 days. That's just one of the major anomalies we've seen in the Plains and Corn Belt. Talked to some family out in NWKS yesterday, and they had to dig out the snow shovels again out there.

Re: B-Team weather talk Friday, April 19

Locally I'm remaining optimistic, we went mid to upper 20's vs. mid to lower 20's last night. As the old saying goes, "Time Will Tell". Lots of wind & sunshine here today so I'd imagine in a couple days we'll see planters rolling for those planning corn acres.

Re: B-Team weather talk Friday, April 19

Jeff, Im not thinking about loss yield potential as much as acres that wont be planted. It was snowing here an hour ago and Im on the Michigan/Indiana line. I have never seen it snow this late into April. My prediction of the 2013 corn growing season is at least 3 million less corn acres than USDA predicted a month ago. Next weeks rain and snow front will seal the coffin for much corn getting planted in ND.